Son of George and Hannah Bowsky. George Bowsky and his brother, Elias Bowsky, were co-owners of Bowsky Clothier, in Brookhaven, MS. The proceedings of the American Bankers' Association meeting (Detroit, Michigan, August, 1897) reflect the attendance of George Boswsky, Vice President, and John McGrath, President, of Brookhaven's Commercial Bank.
George's two brothers, Elias and Julius, served in the Civil War. During the Civil War, Whitworth College in Brookhaven became a temporary hospital. Twenty two unknown soldiers died and were buried on the campus, as no family came to claim their bodies. The bodies were exhumed in 1896 and carried a half-mile down Monticello Street to their final interment in a mass grave at Rose Hill Cemetery. The grave site was honored 30 years later, on Dec. 19, 1926, with a marker placed by the United Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The marker was donated by George Bowsky in honor of his brothers' and other soldiers' service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The marker continues to stand today, near the section of the cemetery known as Editor's Row.
Sources: The Daily Leader (Article published Feb 22, 2008), Brookhaven, MS, "Ceremony to Honor 22 Confederate Dead"
The Proceeding of the Annual Convention of the American Banker's Association, Volume 23)
Institute of Southern Jewish Life: Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities-Brookhaven, Mississippi, "Brookhaven: Historical Overview"
Additional information comes from local historian, Sue Dorman. According to Ms. Dorman's research, the Confederate monument at Rose Hill was once Elias Bowsky's tombstone. George Bowsky gave it to the group that was trying to collect the money to put a Confederate Monument up. They couldn't raise the money, so George told them if they would pay to have it moved and put the monument where it is today, they could have it. He then set out to assist the citizens of Brookhaven and Lincoln County in raising the money for that purpose; reportedly, it cost about $650 to have it moved and erected to where it now stands. George Bowsky was given the honor of choosing the inscription. Mr. Bowsky's two brothers fought in the Civil War, and he was known to be supportive of Confederate Veterans. He was made an honorary member of the Sylvester Gwin Camp, a Confederate Veteran's group.
George's two brothers, Elias and Julius, served in the Civil War. During the Civil War, Whitworth College in Brookhaven became a temporary hospital. Twenty two unknown soldiers died and were buried on the campus, as no family came to claim their bodies. The bodies were exhumed in 1896 and carried a half-mile down Monticello Street to their final interment in a mass grave at Rose Hill Cemetery. The grave site was honored 30 years later, on Dec. 19, 1926, with a marker placed by the United Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The marker was donated by George Bowsky in honor of his brothers' and other soldiers' service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The marker continues to stand today, near the section of the cemetery known as Editor's Row.
Sources: The Daily Leader (Article published Feb 22, 2008), Brookhaven, MS, "Ceremony to Honor 22 Confederate Dead"
The Proceeding of the Annual Convention of the American Banker's Association, Volume 23)
Institute of Southern Jewish Life: Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities-Brookhaven, Mississippi, "Brookhaven: Historical Overview"
Additional information comes from local historian, Sue Dorman. According to Ms. Dorman's research, the Confederate monument at Rose Hill was once Elias Bowsky's tombstone. George Bowsky gave it to the group that was trying to collect the money to put a Confederate Monument up. They couldn't raise the money, so George told them if they would pay to have it moved and put the monument where it is today, they could have it. He then set out to assist the citizens of Brookhaven and Lincoln County in raising the money for that purpose; reportedly, it cost about $650 to have it moved and erected to where it now stands. George Bowsky was given the honor of choosing the inscription. Mr. Bowsky's two brothers fought in the Civil War, and he was known to be supportive of Confederate Veterans. He was made an honorary member of the Sylvester Gwin Camp, a Confederate Veteran's group.
Son of George and Hannah Bowsky. George Bowsky and his brother, Elias Bowsky, were co-owners of Bowsky Clothier, in Brookhaven, MS. The proceedings of the American Bankers' Association meeting (Detroit, Michigan, August, 1897) reflect the attendance of George Boswsky, Vice President, and John McGrath, President, of Brookhaven's Commercial Bank.
George's two brothers, Elias and Julius, served in the Civil War. During the Civil War, Whitworth College in Brookhaven became a temporary hospital. Twenty two unknown soldiers died and were buried on the campus, as no family came to claim their bodies. The bodies were exhumed in 1896 and carried a half-mile down Monticello Street to their final interment in a mass grave at Rose Hill Cemetery. The grave site was honored 30 years later, on Dec. 19, 1926, with a marker placed by the United Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The marker was donated by George Bowsky in honor of his brothers' and other soldiers' service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The marker continues to stand today, near the section of the cemetery known as Editor's Row.
Sources: The Daily Leader (Article published Feb 22, 2008), Brookhaven, MS, "Ceremony to Honor 22 Confederate Dead"
The Proceeding of the Annual Convention of the American Banker's Association, Volume 23)
Institute of Southern Jewish Life: Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities-Brookhaven, Mississippi, "Brookhaven: Historical Overview"
Additional information comes from local historian, Sue Dorman. According to Ms. Dorman's research, the Confederate monument at Rose Hill was once Elias Bowsky's tombstone. George Bowsky gave it to the group that was trying to collect the money to put a Confederate Monument up. They couldn't raise the money, so George told them if they would pay to have it moved and put the monument where it is today, they could have it. He then set out to assist the citizens of Brookhaven and Lincoln County in raising the money for that purpose; reportedly, it cost about $650 to have it moved and erected to where it now stands. George Bowsky was given the honor of choosing the inscription. Mr. Bowsky's two brothers fought in the Civil War, and he was known to be supportive of Confederate Veterans. He was made an honorary member of the Sylvester Gwin Camp, a Confederate Veteran's group.
George's two brothers, Elias and Julius, served in the Civil War. During the Civil War, Whitworth College in Brookhaven became a temporary hospital. Twenty two unknown soldiers died and were buried on the campus, as no family came to claim their bodies. The bodies were exhumed in 1896 and carried a half-mile down Monticello Street to their final interment in a mass grave at Rose Hill Cemetery. The grave site was honored 30 years later, on Dec. 19, 1926, with a marker placed by the United Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The marker was donated by George Bowsky in honor of his brothers' and other soldiers' service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The marker continues to stand today, near the section of the cemetery known as Editor's Row.
Sources: The Daily Leader (Article published Feb 22, 2008), Brookhaven, MS, "Ceremony to Honor 22 Confederate Dead"
The Proceeding of the Annual Convention of the American Banker's Association, Volume 23)
Institute of Southern Jewish Life: Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities-Brookhaven, Mississippi, "Brookhaven: Historical Overview"
Additional information comes from local historian, Sue Dorman. According to Ms. Dorman's research, the Confederate monument at Rose Hill was once Elias Bowsky's tombstone. George Bowsky gave it to the group that was trying to collect the money to put a Confederate Monument up. They couldn't raise the money, so George told them if they would pay to have it moved and put the monument where it is today, they could have it. He then set out to assist the citizens of Brookhaven and Lincoln County in raising the money for that purpose; reportedly, it cost about $650 to have it moved and erected to where it now stands. George Bowsky was given the honor of choosing the inscription. Mr. Bowsky's two brothers fought in the Civil War, and he was known to be supportive of Confederate Veterans. He was made an honorary member of the Sylvester Gwin Camp, a Confederate Veteran's group.
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